C
Exotic Scale
C Hungarian Minor
Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.
Notes in C Hungarian Minor
C1
D2
D#3
F#4
G5
G#6
B7
C8
Chords in C Hungarian Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iCmC – D# – Gminor
iiD?D – F# – G#—
IIID#+D# – G – Baugmented
ivF#?F# – G# – C—
VGG – B – Dmajor
VIG#G# – C – D#major
viiBmB – D – F#minor
Other Scales in C
MajorC, D, E, F, G, A, BNatural MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#Harmonic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, BMelodic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, A, BDorianC, D, D#, F, G, A, A#PhrygianC, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#LydianC, D, E, F#, G, A, BMixolydianC, D, E, F, G, A, A#LocrianC, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#Major PentatonicC, D, E, G, AMinor PentatonicC, D#, F, G, A#BluesC, D#, F, F#, G, A#Whole ToneC, D, E, F#, G#, A#Diminished (H-W)C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#Diminished (W-H)C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, BPhrygian DominantC, C#, E, F, G, G#, A#Lydian DominantC, D, E, F#, G, A, A#
Hungarian Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C Hungarian Minor
The C hungarian minor scale contains the notes C, D, D#, F#, G, G#, B. Double harmonic minor — two augmented 2nds give an intensely exotic sound.
The diatonic chords in C hungarian minor are Cm (i), D? (ii), D#+ (III), F#? (iv), G (V), G# (VI), Bm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C hungarian minor scale.
To develop your ear for the C hungarian minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.